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Votes at a glance: key measures the Utah House approved Feb. 26, 2016
Summary
The Utah House passed several measures on Feb. 26, including HB 18 (Medicaid preferred drug list, 69–2), HB 311 (white-collar crime registry amendments, 70–2), HB 143 (vehicle safety inspection amendments, 66–0) and a slate of other substituted bills; this roundup lists outcomes and basic details.
Here are the key roll-call outcomes and short descriptions from the Utah House floor on Feb. 26, 2016.
• HB 18 — Medicaid preferred drug list amendments: Adopted as amended (amendment #2 added a $750,000 savings trigger and physician-override mechanism). Vote: 69 yes, 2 no. (Segments: floor debate and passage noted in the rules and reading clerk statements.)
• HB 311 — White-collar crime registry amendments: Allows the Attorney General's office to obtain driver-license photographs in limited circumstances to populate the online registry when an offender fails to register. Vote: 70 yes, 2 no.
• HB 143 — Vehicle safety inspection amendments (first substitute): Expands definition to include heavy vehicles and adjusts the inspection fee in amendment to $50; bill passed 66 yes, 0 no.
• HB 317 — Offenses against the person amendments (second substitute): Redraft adopted and the House suspended the three-reading requirement to keep the bill on the calendar; the bill was circled for further review (no floor final passage recorded at this session).
• HB 405, HB 305, HB 360, SB124, SCR5 and other committee-reported items: Committee reports were adopted and several bills were placed on House or consent calendars as reported.
Votes were recorded on the floor by the reading clerk where indicated; tally figures reported on the floor are included above. For further details on each measure (full text, sponsors, committee reports and fiscal notes), consult the House clerk's records and the legislative website.
